MMA fantasy sports site Kountermove has been acquired by DraftKings according to the company in a press release issued on Thursday. The Boston, Massachusetts company is one of the top Daily Fantasy Sports operators in the country. Notably, the UFC has an existing sponsorship deal with DraftKings and appears in Octagon signage during UFC events. […]
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Jones court date pushed to March
MMA Fighting reports that Jon Jones has had his traffic court date pushed back to March 23rd. In January, Jones was cited for three traffic violations which brought up the question as to whether it violated his probation stemming from his felony hit-and-run case last spring. Jones entered into a plea deal with prosecutors this […]
Romero claiming contaminated substance in defending failed test
MMA Junkie reports that UFC middleweight Yoel Romero has admitted to failing a USADA monitored drug test under the company’s anti-doping policy, but disputes the test results citing he took a contaminated supplement. Romero’s defense is based on mitigating the alleged wrongdoing by stating that the supplement he took was contaminated. Under section 10.5 of […]
UFC Fight Night 82 posts 1.3M viewers avg; Prelims draw over 1M
UFC Fight Night 82 drew 1.317M viewers on FS1 Saturday night per Sports TV Ratings. In addition, the Prelims which preceded the main card drew over 1M viewers. The event, which originally was scheduled on PPV drew a 0.6 rating in the 18-49 demo. The main event saw Stephen Thompson stop Johny Hendricks in the […]
Pyle, Nelson, Joe B and OSP top UFC Fight Night 82 salaries
MMA Junkie reports the salaries from Saturday night’s UFC Fight Night 82 as disclosed by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Via MMA Junkie: Stephen Thompson: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus) def. Johny Hendricks: $100,000 Roy Nelson: $125,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus) def. Jared Rosholt: $33,000 Ovince Saint Preux: $102,000 (includes $51,000 win bonus) def. Rafael […]